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Ukay Shopping 101

Hi guys! You all know how much I love Thrift shopping. 70% of my outfits are always ukay (cause you know I'm so kuripot) unless I find a very lovely dress from a retail brand (which I did at Ensembles and Forever 21 a couple of days ago) that I cannot resist. Since I'm going to Korea on thursday (as a company incentive trip) I had to shop for winter clothes as we were advised that the weather will range from 0 to 10 deg on that country. I already bought a couple (coat from surplus shop and leather skirt at Forever 21) I am still not satisfied with my clothes. So, I went to my favorite Ukay-ukay here at Roosevelt / Congressional to shop for my winter attire.

Which, I took the opportunity to share with you how I ukay ukay my clothes.

Before you find or decide to ukay, set first your goal. Why do you need to shop? What kinds of clothes you need to find? In my case, I had to find winter outfits.

When you're done and ready to pay

I cannot believe that I got everything for only P530! I remember buying one coat for 1k at retail brands which made me regret it after buying so many items half its cost. However; I enjoyed my ukay shopping cause it took me less than an hour to find l the things I need because I went there with a goal and a specified budget on mind.

My mommy friends at school are ukay addicts, and just recently I discovered why! I went to the ukay with them the other day and I managed to find a UNIQLO tee and an Esprit shirt with their tag prices still intact! :)

Weee! I'm an ukay girl as well. I remember I bought this 86 pesos sweat polo then I went tom megamall and saw the same thing at department store (Candies) which cost around 1.8k :) I was so happy when I saw that.. I even bought a printed leggings worth 50 pesos last september and now they're "in" haha.. what a great steal :) I want to see more ukay finds from you share me the link everytime you have new one ah I'm happy to see it. :)

Now this is the foremost thing I miss in the Philippines. Ukay fashion is so fabulous yet so inexpensive!! But like you, i always go for the 3 for 100 items and maybe some leather or carry all bags too.

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I really want to try ukay shopping. I do buy at surplus shops but never tried ukay. I actually visit a few before near my old office and I was overwhelmed though I really looked on the racks and didn't find what I wanted. Good thing I read this post at least now I know the 'how-to' when it comes to ukay. I will definitely give it a try and visit a few more! :)

From a full-time career woman in the Philippiunes to a hands-on, stay-at-home mom in Australia. Follow our learnings, discoveries, adventures and misadventures as we start anew in the land down under!
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